Should I bite?
BRAND NEW UNCUT 2003-2006 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE REMOTE KEY: eBay Motors (item 170552349834 end time Oct-16-10 12:04:17 PDT)

 

i saw these when i was looking for a second key for my 2004. after taking it to get it cut, and then to the dealer to be programmed it was going to be more then just ordering the key and having the dealer program it. just go to a dealer, mine was $212 total, key and programming.

 

I need a key and believe that the dealer is the only way to go. Which contact do we have for a dealer to get us keys?? Ebay fails in this area due to coding and cutting key. Woody

 

i have a buddy that is the parts manager at a dodge dealership here in maryland, that is where i went.

 

Yea, no surprise there. Just curious if anyone has gone down this road. I remember purchasing a key fob off eBay for a Volvo 850 I owned...according to the seller the codes matched for our Canadian market and also matched the year/model. It never worked.......
Thanks everyone for your comments...

 

I have an extra key for my car. would you be able to program it to your car?

 

The keys have to be laser cut specifically for your VIN, and dealers cannot do that. The programming instructions take 2 minutes and are available on the forum. I was able to order keys from my Chrysler dealers for about $140/each. It made me worry that if someone took the VIN off the windshield tag, could they just walk in to one of these parts desk morons and get a key to my car (since the dealer did not grill me on ownership and just wrote down the VIN I gave to them).

 

How much did your buddy charge for the key(s)?

 

$133.99 at this site.
https://www.remotesandkeys.com/Produ...ductCode=3191A

 

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Nice find! Have you used them or know anyone else that has?

 

This thread, if I understand what I read, shows how to program the key yourself:

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...-key-save.html

Mike

 

The key you order from your local Chrysler dealer come from Mercedes in Dallas. Chrysler does not make the keys. You can have them delivered direct to your house. I paid $133 out the door.

 

$128.05 for the key. it came in a package and had the Mercedes in Dallas markings, on the sticker. and $93 to program it (didn't know until now that we could program the key). Musselman's Dodge (5717 Baltimore National Pike Baltimore, MD 21228) in catonsville.

 

Thanks Bro, I'll check Tate down here and compare with Musselman's prices. Hey, didnt they close the Dodge dealership in Catonsville?

 

Ebay key, when cut, will open doors only.

 

This is just the final stage, called initialization, of getting the new key to work in your car.
As I see it and I really do not know the real facts is that what you purchase is a key cut to the profile that fits your tumbler and in the fob is a chip that has data in it that matches the data in your cars security system. All this information is on record for the cars VIN.
The key as purchased will open the doors but will not start the car. The final stage is to match the cars security system and the new chip via the halo ring on the ignition switch.
Rudy could explain it better and I hope he will jump in and add the definitive post on this subject.
The keys are not laser cut as that would take too long, they are machined on a small end mill type of machine as you can see the cutter marks.
If anyone says they are laser cut they are just trying to make it sound high tech and trying to justify the cost, in other words it's BS.

 

im still pretty new to the state of Maryland (im originally from ohio), so i dont know if it used to be in the actual town of Catonsville, and then moved. I know my favorite record/CD store in catonsville closed . Musslemans is on Rt40, and right off of the I-695 exit.

 

Mine only came with one key and the remote portion didn't function. I went to the local Chrysler dealer and asked for another key and remote, he advised me of the key routine and asked if the car was outside he'd need to check the VIN.

About five days later the key was ready and available at the dealer and I would be about $230 (including tax) less in my wallet.

 

once again, i have an extra key, I was wondering if it could be programmed to work on other xfires?